Police Say Man Shoots Nephew While Turkey Hunting

[Kingofalldems]

http://washington.cbslocal.com/2015/11/02/man-shoots-nephew-turkey-hunting/

Police say a man blasted his nephew with a 12 gauge shotgun in an apparent hunting accident in western Maryland.

Spokeswoman Candy Thompson said 65 yr old Tracy Duvall Sr. of Rising Sun said he thought he was firing at a turkey when he shot 39 yr old Jason Duvall shortly before 8 a.m. Monday.

Thompson said injuries do not appear to be life threatening.....


Shoot anything that moves!!

[doc03]

1. This has been probably 30 years ago but a guy I worked with shot and killed

his son with a bow and arrow. He was hunting from a tree stand and somehow mistook his son for a deer.

[safeinOhio]

2. If someone thinks you are a deer and shoots at you,

can you shoot back?










just kidding

[jwirr]

15. That just happened on our property this week. Grandson and

two daughters were walking in the woods. A car comes by shooting out of the window at a deer. They slowed down to see if they got the deer but couldn't see it so drove on. As it turned out the deer was fatally wounded - my grandson trailed it after he got the girls back to the car and had to finish the killing so the deer would not suffer anymore.

Grandson said he wished he had his gun with him and he would have shot their tires out.

[safeinOhio]

16. What made me think of that was my dad

In WWII he was in the Battle of the Bulge. I asked him if he ever took friendly fire. He said yes, so I asked what he did. He said they were our planes, but we shot back anyway.

[jwirr]

17. I think I could understand that. If someone is firing at you

it would be kind of second nature to fire back.

[NickB79]

19. "he would have shot their tires out". A great way for your grandson to end up in jail

If he missed and wounded or killed one of the passengers (which isn't hard to imagine on a moving vehicle), he'd be facing manslaughter charges. Even if he did just hit the tires, he could be charged with reckless discharge of a firearm at the very least.

Just write down the license plate and let law enforcement do their job.

[jwirr]

21. The license plate was not visible. And yes I know what you are

saying but those fools were shooting into our property with his two little girls in the range. As to missing - he was a sharp shooter in the Army so yes, he might have missed and then again he might not have.

[madinmaryland]

3. Nice coverup for Dick Cheney (R-Thug) once again trying to kill someone else.

[Kingofalldems]

4. This guy will probably get charged, unlike the fake tough guy.

[madinmaryland]

7. The fake tough guy was drunk and Rove and the BFEE covered up for him.

[TexasBushwhacker]

5. Thankfully it was birdshot

If it was buckshot he'd be dead.

[LiberalElite]

6. That'll teach nephew to say "gobble gobble" nt

[petronius]

8. I suspect that Jason will have occasion to mention this a few thousand times:

Uncle: "Whose turn is it to wash the car?"

Jason: "Remember that time when you shot me? You owe me, dude."

Uncle: "Dammit..."



Glad he's going to be OK.

[TexasTowelie]

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[Eleanors38]

18. You have several more in GD.

[TexasTowelie]

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[Kingofalldems]

11. Thanks. New life!

[TexasTowelie]

13. You're welcome.

Sometimes it is possible to miss seeing the forest because of the trees. One of the other hosts made a valid point which prompted reconsideration by the group.

[ileus]

12. I was always amazed at the number of folks shot while turkey hunting each year.

Back in the 70's and 80's

Not that uncommon...It's the whole all camo thing IMHO. I always wear Blaze Orange in a 360 deg pattern even when not required by law, safety first.

Speaking of turkey hunting.

I'm still waiting on parts for my sons Savage 24F OU turkey gun to come in. Have to repair the 223 extractor before we can take it in the field again. It's limping along, but the extractor is pretty eat up and requires some help to get the brass out.

[Kingofalldems]

14. Update: Man charged with negligent hunting in shooting of nephew.

http://washington.cbslocal.com/2015/11/03/man-charged-negligent-hunting-shooting-nephew/

Of course Maryland is not Texas where rich repubs like Cheney get away with this behavior.

[NickB79]

20. Turkey hunters wear full camo instead of blaze orange, as turkeys have AMAZING vision

http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/guest-blog/tom-turkeys-terrific-vision/

And since hunters can't wear blaze orange, it's easier to mistakenly shoot another turkey hunter.

This is the reason I always wear blaze orange head-to-toe whenever I walk in the woods anytime turkey season is in effect.

[Kingofalldems]

24. There is really no excuse for shooting a human

in pursuit of a turkey, camo or no camo. If there are 2 hunters they should be a safe distance apart. And shouldn't a hunter identify his target before firing?

[Snobblevitch]

22. Turkey hunters are in full camo

and even wear face paint. Dcoys are used and turkey calls are used to draw the toms to the decoys. It is never a good idea to attempt to stalk a turkey. First, you'll fail because they have good vision. Second if your stalking through the woods using your turkey, some idiot might shoot you.

[B Calm]

23. Turkey season in Indiana is in April, the same time mushroomers are in the woods.